Aaron Sorkin Breaks his Nose While Writing

The co-writer of the upcoming baseball drama "Moneyball" is currently working on a series for HBO.

Writing can be a challenging, even tortuous process for the mind. And sure, sometimes you can hurt a finger or cause a blister. But it’s not known for causing injuries as severe as a broken nose.

Aaron Sorkin, who penned The Social Network and The West Wing and co-wrote Moneyball, which will open in theaters next week, showed up at an Emmy event in West Hollywood on Friday with a broken nose. It turns out he injured himself while writing.

"I wish I could say I was in a bar fight, but I broke my nose while writing,” the Academy Award winning screenwriter told the Los Angeles Times. He said he was staring into a mirror, working on some dialogue, when he got too close and head-butted himself.

Sorkin has plenty of writing to do these days, with the recent pickup of his series about a cable news network by HBO. The hourlong show will follow a cable news anchor, his executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss as they report the news while navigating the commercial and corporate obstacles of the business.